WALGREENS LAUNCHES SENIOR HEALTH, WELLNESS SERIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH GREGORY’S FRESH MARKET PLACE IN THE GREATER PHOENIX AREA
The 3-month execution will bring fresh fruits and vegetables to seniors at independent living facilities
PHOENIX (April 18, 2012) – Over 300 seniors will receive complimentary fruits and vegetables donated by Walgreens through Gregory’s Fresh Market Place, as an avenue to promote living well and eating well. The Walgreens Senior Outreach Health and Wellness Series will launch on Wednesday, April 25, starting with Senior Living apartments at Henson Village, located in a food desert area.
Walgreens’ team of trained pharmacists will visit each location to provide blood pressure screenings, answer questions relating to prescriptions, and share tips on how to live well. In addition, GFMP will provide demonstrations on how to easily prepare and enjoy the donated fruits and vegetables to receive the maximum nutritional value.
“Health and wellness are the keys to living a full life”, Walgreens Community Affairs Director John Gremer explains. “We are 
honored to support the Senior Outreach Health and Wellness Series, in partnership with Gregory’s Fresh Market Place. Seniors deserve to have easy access to fresh fruits and vegetables. We are proud to help make this possible through community programs such as GFMP.”
Diana Gregory, President and CEO of GFMP commented, “Thanks to Walgreens, many seniors that don’t have transportation to travel for fresh fruits and vegetables will have the fresh produce delivered where they live and receive valuable information on nutrition and prescription medication. Fresh produce is extremely beneficial to help manage common health challenges such as hypertension, diabetes, heart conditions, high cholesterol, digestive issues, obesity and many more. The lives of many seniors will be impacted by Walgreen’s sponsoring this program.”
The Walgreens Senior Outreach Health and Wellness Series will run from April to June. Phoenix Manor, The Salvation Army Laura Danieli Senior Activity Center and Manistee Manor are confirmed locations, as well.
ABOUT DIANA GREGORY OUTREACH SERVICES FOUNDATION
Gregory’s Fresh Market Place is a division of Diana Gregory Outreach Services Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) organization that provides programs in health, nutrition, and education. The mission is to enrich lives to achieve healthy eating.
ABOUT WALGREENS
As the nation’s largest drugstore chain with fiscal 2011 sales of $72 billion, Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) vision is to become America’s first choice for health and daily living. Each day, Walgreens provides nearly 6 million customers the most convenient, multichannel access to consumer goods and services and trusted, cost-effective pharmacy, health and wellness services and advice in communities across America. Walgreens scope of pharmacy services includes retail, specialty, infusion, medical facility and mail service, along with respiratory services. These services improve health outcomes and lower costs for payers including employers, managed care organizations, health systems, pharmacy benefit managers and the public sector. The company operates 7,840 drugstores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Take Care Health Systems is a Walgreens subsidiary that is the largest and most comprehensive manager of worksite health and wellness centers and in-store convenient care clinics, with more than 700 locations throughout the country.